Leather Armor? (NO HOLDS BARRED!!)

[Tarbicus]

Arrows could puncture plate but only at EXTREME close range, according to a TV doc. about the Long Bow. I doubt there were many archers who had the kind of discipline to stand his ground to get a sure kill shot. hock: :!:

The English archers had trained from childhood from a very young age, had had to train in archery by law on a regular basis, and were stuck in hostile territory with nowhere to run whatsoever. I doubt they had any choice but to stand their ground as even the locals hated them as much as the enemy army. Where were they gonna go? Also bear in mind that they were adept with other nasty weapons, not just the longbow.